Wednesday, January 31

because monkeys always make me laugh

So I've been sitting here forever (only a slight exaggeration) waiting for YouTube to give me the code so I could link to this video directly but I don't have the patience right now to figure out what is holding it up so I'm just supplying a link until I can fix it.

My In-laws forwarded one of the following 30 sec spots to husband and I easily found a compilation of the campaign on You Tube. What can I say? I want a trunk monkey.

An excellent example when advertising works (or in my case fails because I want the monkey, not the car).

Anyhow, I was trying to come up with a post, any post and it dawned on me why I had nothing to talk about: I've been house-bound for days, some spent entirely alone because of the business trip.

Sure, Bumper provides fun and a blog load of entertainment but after a few days everyone gets bored. Right now I'm not up to telling you how many times I've read her this book. And I also can't tell you how many times I tried to switch to a different book but nope, today it was all about Mr. Brown. Yesterday's selection was Max's Bath and I really can't stand that book. Max and Ruby are strange. That's all I have to say.*

* actually I also need to say that when I was looking for images of Max and Ruby, I found this Max and Ruby who would probably be loads more perplexing to read.

I hope we are feeling better by tomorrow so we can go to Music Munchkins because that is one fun class. Last week the instructor had a brightly coloured parachute which Bumper did not initially like. Bumper was a bit suspicious and she stood in the corner, hands clasp and turned slightly away while I sang with the other adults and pulled around the parachute with seated little ones on top. I encouraged her to join us but she would have nothing to do with it. She wasn't crying or upset, she just wanted to watch from a distance.

After a while we switched up and the kids got off the parachute. This time the adults counted to three and threw up the chute up while the kids ran in and that caught Bumper's interest. Soon we started to make an "igloo" with everyone inside and tucked under. Right after I ducked in, I saw her move forward. The mom sitting next to me also saw Bumper move and brought up her side so she could run in.

If you could have seen the look on her face when she took the plunge and ran under. I could tell that she was proud of herself and happy that she joined in. She looked up and saw how the chute puffed right up and she was in a tent with a whole gaggle of giggling little ones.

"Oh the wonderful sounds Mr. Brown can make, he can sound like a cow...." Monkeygirl loves this book too - especially when we get to the "boom, boom, boom" part. I myself enjoy the "dibble dibble dibble dopp". Apparently I too need to get out more!

heh hehWe had a bit of parachute time -for the second time ever - at a playgroup yesterday morning. MF did what he did the first time--immediately walked ONto the parachute and stood in the center beaming at everyone. And once again, he had to be 'retrieved'... sigh.

Would you recommend Music Munchkins, then? It's so hard to pick a music class from the multitude, and frankly, some of them are just lame. I also seem to find it hard to find classes that are run on the weekend (working mum).

Huh. I kinda liked Max and Ruby from way back before they were on tv... Perhaps because Max cracks me up and thwarts Ruby at every turn despite her bossiness, yet it never seems mean-spirited. Also, I love the retro toys in it. (But yes, I also wonder about where the parents are!)

nomotherearth - I couldn't find your email but in case you check back: I like the Music Munchkins mostly because the other parents and kids are really cool. The class tends to be a bit heavy on "circle time" which I found hard for Bumper at first because she loves to run around. But the teacher balances this with activities like parachute, instruments and blowing bubbles while the kids dance around. I also like that she teaches manners and greetings which reinforce all the things I'm trying to demonstrate to B. For a price of 26 dollars for 9 weeks, I'd recommend it.